Week 3
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i am going on week 3 and i had a couple of good days but the anxiety and panic feeling came back i take ativan 1mg when these hit but it only works for a couple hours then its back to being hard to breathe and pain in my chest from anxiety. should i ask the dr to up my dose or just ride it out im a big guy 6'4 375 ilbs and take 50mg. i really dont want to go back to my old ways but i also dont want to get addicted to ativan.. please anyone?
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karin88115 mike14516
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hi Mike, week 3 is still very early days in the zoloft journey unfortunately. I was still getting panic attacks bad enough to have to take valium at 6/7 weeks. I am very slight built and also 63 years old but had no trouble stopping valium at all and havent had to take one in 5 weeks. It took till week 11 before i really thought zoloft was working
Giggity mike14516
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Bump it up by 25mg every 2 weeks until after that 2 weeks you are doing well and not feeling as though things are declining. You will get to where you need to be faster this way as opposed to trying to ride out too low of a dose for too long. Side effects lessen with each increase so don't be afraid of them.
I don't think size plays a role in seratonin regulation, but you can definitely ask your doctor.
As a side, my doctor attended a psychiatry conference and, regarding sertraline, the prevailing opinion was that the biggest issues were too much time between dosage increases, and too low of a dose to be effective.
Feel free to pm me Mike. I went through hell at 50&75mgs and made it through. I don't mind sharing my experience.
Peace bro.
Aj1986 mike14516
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hi mike, i only got minor improvement in week 5, we are all different. hang in there i know its tough and frustrating but keep pushing.
on week 5 and week 6 i felt good but i got the anxiety again and i keep hearing its normal.